RAMA राम : THE TEACHINGS | IN WOODS OF GOD REALIZATION | IWGR | I COME , BLAZING LIGHT ! & THE SHADOWS MUST FLEE . | I am determined to thunder out in your bosom my GODhead , your GODhead , and proclaim it through every deed and movement . | Have you a doubt as to your own Divine Self ? You had better a bullet in your heart than a doubt there . Does your heart fail you ? Pluck it out and cast it from you . Dare to laugh and launch into the Truth . Are you afraid ? Afraid of what ? Of GOD ? Nonsense : Of humans ? Cowardice : Of the Elements ? Dare them : Of yourself ? Know Thyself ; Say I am GOD . RAMA TRUTH

In order to practise Pranayama , you must sit in a most comfortable , easy position ; to sit cross-legged is the most comfortable posture , but this posture will kill you , an East Indian . You may sit in an easy chair .

< : 1 : > Place the right hand thumb on the right nostril , and inhale the breath slowly through the left nostril . Go on inhaling slowly , until you feel at ease , go on inhaling as long as you can conveniently . While inhaling , let not the mind be vacant .

While you are inhaling , let the mind be concentrated on the thought that all Omnipotent , Omniscient , Omnipresent Divinity is being inhaled , that you are drinking Divinity , GODhead , the whole world , all the Universe .

< : 2 : > Well , when you think you have filled in the air to your best , then close the left nostril , through which you were inhaling , by finger , and when you stop both nostrils , let not the breath escape through the mouth ; keep the inhaled breath within you in the lungs , in the stomach , in the abdomen , all the cavities being filled with air , the air which you have inhaled , and when the breathed air is in you , let not the mind be vacant ,

let the mind be centred in the idea , in the truth that you are Divinity , the Almighty GOD that fills , permeates and pervades everything , every atom and molecule in the universe . Feel that . Put forth all your energies to realize that idea , apply all your strength to feel your divinity . Just as the breath fills your body , so realize and feel that you are the truth , you are the power divine that fills the whole universe . Feel that . You want to concentrate your minds on that .

< : 3 : > When you think that you cannot hold the breath any longer , then keep the left hand nostril shut , open the right hand nostril , and through the right hand nostril , slowly , gradually exhale . There let the mind not remain at rest , let it work , let it feel that just as the breath comes , and

impurities of the stomach are being driven off , so is all impurity , unchastity , all that was unclean , all that was wicked , savoring of wickedness , all ignorance are exhaled , driven off , and deserted . All weakness is gone , no weakness , no ignorance , no fear , no anxiety , no pain , no worry , no troubles , all ceased , gone , left you .

When you have exhaled , when you have breathed out so far as you most conveniently can , go on exhaling so long as you conveniently can , and when you think that you cannot exhale any longer , then try to keep all air shut out with both nostrils open .

< : 4 : > Take off the hand from your nose ; dont allow the air to come in for some time , for as long as you can , and while by your efforts the air is not allowed to enter the lungs through the nostrils , let the mind be again at work and let it feel , let it be exerted to its full power and strength ,

in realizing that this is the unlimited divinity . All time and space is thought by me , my own real Atma , Self , beyond time , space and causation , feel that this divinity is beyond time , space and causation , is not limited by anything in this world . It is beyond imagination , beyond thought , beyond all that , beyond everything , not limited , everything is contained in it , everything is limited by it , the Atma or Self cannot be limited . Feel that .

Thus you mark that in this Pranayama , as laid before you so far , there are four processes , both physical and mental .

< : A : > The first process was inhaling . The inhaling part was the physical process , and the idea , the way or feeling and thinking and applying your mind and exerting your energy to realize that divinity , that divinity am I . Divinity is me . This idea was the mental process connected with it .

< : B : > Again while you kept the breath in your lungs , there was a double process , the physical process of keeping it in your lungs , and the mental process of feeling that you were the whole universe , and in the

< : C : > third process you exhaled through the right nostril , and threw off all weakness ; firm determination to keep yourself rooted , established , seated in the divinity , never to allow any weakness , or any demon temptation to approach you , and then there was the

< : D : > fourth process of keeping the breath outside .

Thus the first half of Pranayama is done up to so far in this fourth process . One-half is finished .

After going through this fourth process , you may take a little rest .

Then allow the breath to fill your nostrils as it may . Inhale and exhale just as you inhale and exhale rapidly after taking a long walk . This natural inhalation and exhalation which will go on very rapidly , is Pranayama by itself . That is the natural Pranayama .

So after taking rest this way , after allowing your lungs to inhale and exhale for some time , begin again .

< : 5 : > Now begin , not with the left hand but with the right hand nostril . Mental process the same as before . Only the nostrils are changed . Inhale through the right hand nostril , and while inhaling , feel that you are inhaling divinity , and after inhaling to your fill , so long as conveniently you can ,

< : 6 : > keep the breath within you , and again , when the breath is within you , feel that you are the breath and life of the whole universe , you fill and enliven the wide world ,

< : 7 : > and after that exhale through the left hand nostril . Exhale through the nostril through which you inhaled in the first half of Pranayama and feel that you are driving off , just as the Sun drives off the mist , fog , cold , darkness ; so feel that all weakness , all darkness is being driven off from your mind . No mist , fog , darkness or cold .

< : 8 : > And then keep the breath outside your nose , and try to elongate and lengthen every process .

Altogether we have got eight processes in this .

The first four processes form one-half of the Pranayama , and the last four form the second half of the Pranayama .

< : NB : > Try to lengthen every one of these processes as long as and as much as you can .

Here is harmonious motion ; just as a pendulum has got double oscillation , so here you have to make a pendulum of your breath , harmonious motion .

You will see by your own experience that you gain immense strength . Most of your diseases leave you ; consumption , diseases of the stomach , blood diseases , and almost every disease will leave you if you practise that .

Well , Rama finds that when people begin to practise Pranayama , most of them fall sick . The reason is that they do not adopt the natural course . They begin to inhale and exhale for so many seconds ; that will make you sick .

< : NB : > Be natural in every part of this breathing .

Make efforts , do your best to lengthen every process , but do not fatigue yourself . Do not work much yourself . If after performing only the first two processes , say , the inhalation and keeping the breath in your lungs , you feel tired , stop . Stop , you are under no obligation .

The next day be more considerate , and while performing the first process or the second process , try to keep your energies reserved , so that you may be able to continue the remaining processes ; be judicious .

Well , this is the only favourable method of controlling the breath . This is a kind of physical exercise .

Those who think that this Pranayama has got something mystical , some divine meaning in it , are mistaken . Those who think that the highest realization culminates in it and that there is nothing higher than it , are mistaken .

Pranayama or this control of breath has nothing supernatural in it . It is an ordinary exercise . Just as you go out and take physical exercise , so is this a kind of exercise of the lungs . There is no real significance in it , nothing mystic about it .

< : NB : > One thing more ought to be said in connection with Pranayama . When you begin to inhale or exhale , keep your ( you will pardon if Rama uses that word ) abdomen , the lower part of the body , drawn in . That will be of great use to you .

< : NB : > Again when you inhale or exhale , let the breath reach and fill all your belly . Let not the breath simply go up to the heart and no farther . Let the breath go deeper down . Let every cavity of your body , all the upper half of your body be filled .

Well , this will do for Pranayama and those who want to concentrate their minds on vedantic lines , will find it a wonderful aid to practise Pranayama

< : A : > before they begin to chant OM ,

< : B : > before they begin to concentrate their mind on any method they have read of in the vedantic literature .

The subject of tonight's discourse is very abstruse , very difficult . Only those will be able to follow it thoroughly who are already somewhat acquainted with Philosophy . To Rama it makes no difference whether all of you go away fatigued and disgusted , or the whole world comes to listen .

If you are given a mathematical problem and are asked to draw a conclusion , all the premises , the whole hypothesis you will have to consider . How can you solve a problem correctly when you take up only a part of the data ?

Vedanta requires you to get rid of this lower nature , this ignorance . Burn this ignorance , burn this lower egoism , burn this lower selfish nature which makes a hell of your body and let in the fire of knowledge .

Rama has written in simple language , the ordinary thoughts and ideas that satisfy the mind and show the Divine Vision to the writer both within and without . The whole world shining like the diamond is becoming the Divine Ocean .

IWGR | TOC | VOL I | Happiness Within | Expansion Of Self | The Infinite In The Finite | The Sun Of Self On The Wall Of Mind | The Real Self | Sin : Its Relation To Atman | Prognosis & Diagnosis Of Sin

" Hammer on ! hammer on ! " is the first principle of success . Without work you can never succeed . A lazy person is bound to perish in the " struggle for existence " , one cannot live , one must die .

Rise to the GOD-Consciousness to such a degree that for you your past relations may become a complete blank . . . Your relation to the world should become the relation of GOD to the world ; an entire change .

From one point of view , mind and intellect are not Brahman ; but on the other hand , mind and intellect are nothing else but Brahman , even the body is nothing else but Brahman , and Everything in the world is nothing else but Brahman .

Can you transfer your consciousness ? Put it here , your consciousness should sit here . Can it sit here ? Now it is inside your body . It is operating through the body and you are seeing through the aperture of your eyes and then perceiving a person like me here .

Immanuel Kant is said to have been woken up by Hume from " dogmatic slumber " and brought about a " Copernican revolution " in the field of philosophy . In Kant we begin to reap the ripe fruits of philosophy , for it is here that it shows signs of its having reached maturity and full development .

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PRABODHASUDHAKARA | THE NECTAR OCEAN OF ENLIGHTENMENT | PART 2 | DEVOTION | SRI ADI SANKARACARYA | TRANSLATION & BHASYA BY SAMVID | PSNOE SERIES || The devotional fervour which the author exhibits in the four concluding sections of this work would appear to be in sharp contrast with the author's relentless pursuit of truth through rational enquiry , found in the earlier sections .

I am composing the Atmabodha , or Self-Knowledge , to serve the needs of those who have been purified through the practice of austerities, and who are peaceful in heart , free from cravings , and desirous of Liberation .

One who has one's mind Self-absorbed through Yoga , and who has the vision of sameness everywhere , sees this Self existing in everything , and everything in one's Self . | One who sees Me in everything , and sees all things in Me — I do not go out of one's vision , and one also is not lost to My vision .

Some minds with too much self reliance in themselves , and without considering the true nature of things , give them different forms and colours , according to their own conceptions and opinions , though far from truth .

VOL 1 | BOOK II | CHAP XVII | VERSE 10 | ON THE CONTENTS OF THE WORK | IT CONTAINS SIX BOOKS all fraught with sentences full of reason , and each distinct from the other in its import . It has many verses containing chosen examples on all subjects .

DANGEROUS HABIT OF CONSTANT SELF JUSTIFICATION | To go on claiming this so-called freedom , which is no more than a subjection to certain ignorant cosmic forces , is to indulge in a blind contradiction and to claim the right to lead a double life

Imagination in the mind always exaggerates . Exaggeration is a modification of lie . Aspirants should not exaggerate . They should utter words with mathematical and scientific precision . An aspirant is asked to give up company and observe Mouna .

MahaBhava is a Divine Ecstasy . It shakes the body and mind to their very foundation . It is like a huge elephant entering a small hut . The house shakes to its foundation . Perhaps it falls to pieces .

Athato bhaktim vyakhyasyamah | 1. Now , therefore , we shall teach Bhakti , or the Religion of Divine Love . 2. Now , therefore , I will try to explain the process of devotional service . 3. Now , therefore , the doctrine of devotion we shall expound .

Rama has written in simple language , the ordinary thoughts and ideas that satisfy the mind and show the Divine Vision to the writer both within and without . The whole world shining like the diamond is becoming the Divine Ocean .

OM! In Humans , The Past exists only in memory , which is retention , replaying , reconfiguration of stories , fantasies , fiction ; The Future is expectation and fantasy : These thoughts play in The Present , creating a false sense of continuity of personality — Nothing but DREAMING it is .|| SSSV 32.3 ||